Blueberry Picking

Collin, Reagan, Katelyn and I went blueberry picking this morning.  We went to Sweet Berry Farms in Middletown, Rhode Island.  The last time we were there, we were peach picking.  The kids still remember how buggy it was when we were peach picking and they said there is no way they are going peach picking ever again!  Luckily, we were not bothered by any bugs today and it was a nice, cloudy morning - perfect blueberry picking weather.

We arrived at 8:00 AM because we had to drop Tyler off for football camp at 7:45 just a few miles away.  Before we started, we stopped into the shop and bought snacks to fuel us for our adventure.  They make the most delicious baked goods there.  YUM!

That is a chocolate croissant and it was full of chocolatey goodness!

After we ate, we had to take some silly pictures:

Collin took these pictures, and I guess he was just focusing on getting our faces in the pictures!!!

We had to drive across the farm to get to the blueberry fields and I didn't want to put Kate back in her seat (to avoid crying) so I let Collin sit in the front seat and hold her super tight.  We never drove on a road, just on grass and dirt and there were no cars around at all.  He thought this was the best thing ever and Kate was happy too!  I didn't take a picture, bummer.

Kate was so good while we picked berries.

  

Kate did a lot of sampling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Notice Reagan's shirt.  I looked back at pictures from the last time we went blueberry picking (2009 - three years ago!!!!!!!) and she was wearing the same shirt.  

I had no idea; it wasn't planned at all and it is the same exact shirt - it finally fits!!!!  Look at how little they were.

Here they are when we finished picking today:

We had a great time and ate a lot of berries!  When we got home, we read Blueberries for Sal while we ate more berries.  Collin never eats blueberries, but he certainly ate a lot today!!!

Later in the day, I made a blueberry pie using this recipe:

Half Raw Half Cooked Blueberry Pie

Ingredients: 

4 cups blueberries

2/3 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup water
pinch of salt
one baked 9 inch pie shell

Wash/drain blueberries. Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Add water and mix. Heat while stirring and add 2 cups of the blueberries. Cook over medium-high heat until thick and transparent (this only takes a few minutes). The mixture gets very glossy and the blueberries will pop. Cool slightly. Pour a small amount into the bottom of the baked pie shell. Add remaining 2 cups of blueberries to the cooked mixture in the pan. Pour mixture into pie shell and garnish with a few fresh berries on top. Cool completely and serve with whipped cream or ice cream!

A wonderful day!